The Plot to Escape Relegation Thread 2015.

[brian green]

What are the run ins for our principal rivals?

[dekko]

What are the run ins for our principal rivals?

13   West Brom  34   -14   37
14   Newcastle    34   -21   35
15   Hull              34   -13   34
16   Aston Villa   34   -22   32
17   Leicester      34   -18   31
18   Sunderland  33   -23   30
19   QPR             34   -21   27
20   Burnley        34   -26   26

Remaining fixtures

West Brom
Man Utd v West Brom
Newcastle v West Brom
West Brom v Chelsea
Arsenal v West Brom

Newcastle
Leicester v Newcastle
Newcastle v West Brom
QPR v Newcastle
Newcastle v West Ham

Sunderland
Sunderland v Southampton
Everton v Sunderland
Sunderland v Leicester
Arsenal v Sunderland
Chelsea v Sunderland

Hull
Hull v Arsenal
Hull v Burnley
Tottenham v Hull
Hull v Man Utd

Aston Villa
Aston Villa v Everton
Aston Villa v West Ham
Southampton v Aston Villa
Aston Villa v Burnley

Burnley
West Ham v Burnley
Hull v Burnley
Burnley v Stoke
Aston Villa v Burnley

QPR
Liverpool v QPR
Man City v QPR
QPR v Newcastle
Leicester v QPR

Leicester
Leicester v Newcastle
Leicester v Southampton
Sunderland v Leicester
Leicester v QPR

[Toronto Villa]

Morgan Schneiderlin is apparently out for the rest of the season - Southampton are a completely different side with him in it.

Which can only be good for the penultimate match.

Couldn't he have sustained this injury after netting the winner vs Sunderland this weekend? Inconsiderate bastard.

[Malandro]

we need Tim to be Mr 50%

[eamonn]

Didn't Saints wallop Sunderland 20-0 or something earlier this season? Hopefully it plays on Sunderland minds.

[brian green]

Thanks dekko and thanks PWS, much obliged.

[SoccerHQ]

Point wouldn't be a disaster this weekend. I'll be generous and give Sunderland a point this weekend aswell with Southampton injuries.

The following weekend is crucial I think. Sunderland play Everton away at 12.45 so we'll know their result before we kick off against West Ham.

I can't see Sunderland getting anything there and if we beat West Ham as we really should given their current form you could be looking at a 5 point lead with 3 games left.

That would mean Sunderland would have to win one of Chelsea/Arsenal away to overtake us and also hoping we don't pick up a point from final two games.

Things are tight atm but that scenario shows it could get a whole lot more comfortable within 9 days. I'd much rather be in our shoes than Sunderland's anyway.

[Des Little]

I'd take a point on Saturday right now

[Jimbo]

I'll take all three on Saturday.

[mr underhill]

if ever there was a game we can't afford to loose it's Everton. If we get turned over it's going to be very hard to regain the confidence we need to then have to beat West Ham. Avoid defeat, get a win against WHU and we stay up

[dekko]

if ever there was a game we can't afford to loose it's Everton. If we get turned over it's going to be very hard to regain the confidence we need to then have to beat West Ham. Avoid defeat, get a win against WHU and we stay up

I disagree.  The team has been playing with plenty of confidence more or less since Sherwood arrived, and if losing through late goals to Stoke, Swansea and Man City haven't knocked it, I don't think a loss to the form team in the league will either.

It'll make things harder of course, but so long as Sunderland fail to win I don't think it'll be a disaster.

[ez]

I'm a bit peeved that we got within a point of albion but now without playing too badly we are 5 behind them.

[Matt Collins]

I normally get less confident the closer a game gets

I'm getting more confident tho. I don't think Everton are all that and we've been playing great

We just need to avoid giving stupid goals away and I think it's a point or more

[ozzjim]

I'm a bit peeved that we got within a point of albion but now without playing too badly we are 5 behind them.

Their win at Palace was one of the luckiest I have seen. Could have finished 5 2 without any complaints.

[curiousorange]

I honestly think if we win tomorrow we'll have done enough. I'd also like to think that we'll get the result our current play deserves.